Briscoe Museum of Western Art opens

Many turned out Saturday for first day of museum's grand opening celebration.

By Photos by Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News

on October 26, 2013 6:43 PM

Photo: Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News

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Caterina Parafina, 12, and Anais Olivia Gonzalez, 13, both members of the Las Espuelas Escaramuza Team, wait for the ribbon cutting during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Caterina Parafina, 12, and Anais Olivia Gonzalez, 13, both members of the Las Espuelas Escaramuza Team, wait for the ribbon cutting during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San ... more

Carlos Franco and his son, Carlos Franco, Jr., 3, wait with Edmundo Rios III, 17, Diego Rivera, 8, after performing with the San Antonio Charro Association during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Carlos Franco and his son, Carlos Franco, Jr., 3, wait with Edmundo Rios III, 17, Diego Rivera, 8, after performing with the San Antonio Charro Association during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe ... more

Edmundo Rios III, 17, and Diego Rivera, 8, rest inside the Briscoe Western Art Museum after performing with the San Antonio Charro Association during the grand opening celebration for the museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Edmundo Rios III, 17, and Diego Rivera, 8, rest inside the Briscoe Western Art Museum after performing with the San Antonio Charro Association during the grand opening celebration for the museum in San Antonio ... more

Edmundo Rios III, 17, watches the opening remarks at the during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Rios performed with the San Antonio Charro Association during the celebration. less

Edmundo Rios III, 17, watches the opening remarks at the during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Rios performed with the San Antonio ... more

Carlos Franco and his son, Carlos Franco, Jr., 3, entertain each other next to John Coleman's Visions of Change after performing during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Carlos Franco and his son, Carlos Franco, Jr., 3, entertain each other next to John Coleman's Visions of Change after performing during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San ... more

Safety officer Julian Sanchez guards "A Dandy on the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, 1890," a painting by Frederic Remington, during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Patrons must view the painting from behind the white lines on the ground in front of the painting. less

Safety officer Julian Sanchez guards "A Dandy on the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, 1890," a painting by Frederic Remington, during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San ... more

Bill "Wild Bill" Petre, 87, left, and Jack "Cowboy Jack" Williams, 84, both residents of Air Force Retirement Village I, look at a Yaqui Deer Dancer during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Petre is an Army veteran who served in World War II and Korea and Williams is an Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam and Korea. less

Bill "Wild Bill" Petre, 87, left, and Jack "Cowboy Jack" Williams, 84, both residents of Air Force Retirement Village I, look at a Yaqui Deer Dancer during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western ... more

Antoinette Jackson, of San Antonio, views John Coleman's Visions of Change during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Jackson is a docent emeritus of the San Antonio Museum of Art and has visited art museums all over the world. less

Antoinette Jackson, of San Antonio, views John Coleman's Visions of Change during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Jackson is a docent ... more

Photo: Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News

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Carlos Franco and his son, Carlos Franco, Jr., 3, stand next to John Coleman's Visions of Change at the Briscoe Western Art Museum after performing during the grand opening celebration for the museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Carlos Franco and his son, Carlos Franco, Jr., 3, stand next to John Coleman's Visions of Change at the Briscoe Western Art Museum after performing during the grand opening celebration for the museum in San ... more

Tracy Wolff, from left, embraces Debbie Montford, and Janey Briscoe Marmion, the daughter of Dolph Briscoe, after the ribbon cutting during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Tracy Wolff, from left, embraces Debbie Montford, and Janey Briscoe Marmion, the daughter of Dolph Briscoe, after the ribbon cutting during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in ... more

Bill "Wild Bill" Petre, 87, left, and Jack "Cowboy Jack" Williams, 84, both residents of Air Force Retirement Village I, watch Mariachi Fiesta de San Antonio perform during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Petre is an Army veteran who served in World War II and Korea and Williams is an Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam and Korea. less

Bill "Wild Bill" Petre, 87, left, and Jack "Cowboy Jack" Williams, 84, both residents of Air Force Retirement Village I, watch Mariachi Fiesta de San Antonio perform during the grand opening celebration for the ... more

Caterina Parafina, 12, a member of the Las Espuelas Escaramuza Team tours the museum after performing during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. less

Caterina Parafina, 12, a member of the Las Espuelas Escaramuza Team tours the museum after performing during the grand opening celebration for the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 26, ... more

Photo: Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News

Caterina Parafina, 12, a member of the Las Espuelas Escaramuza Team... Photo-5372619.72785 - San Antonio Express-News